GRE Word List
EMISSARY
agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger
The meaning of the word emissary is agent (sent on a mission to represent another); messenger.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plaudit | praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud |
| influx | flowing into |
| indenture | bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master) |
| ravenous | extremely hungry; voracious |
| repository | storehouse |
| incognito | with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ. |
| eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
| inimical | (of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy |
| recast | reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again |
| synoptic | providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis |